The Mother (2023)

5.6R115 minDirector: Niki Caro

Film by Niki Caro

The Mother is a 2023 American action thriller film directed by Niki Caro with a screenplay by Misha Green, Andrea Berloff and Peter Craig, from a story by Green. The film stars Jennifer Lopez, Joseph Fiennes, Lucy Paez, Omari Hardwick, Paul Raci, and Gael García Bernal. It is about a former US army operative (Lopez) who partners with an FBI agent to find her teenage daughter after robbers kidnap her.

The Mother was released by Netflix on May 12, 2023. By June 2023, The Mother was the sixth most watched Netflix movie of all time, with 234.07 million hours viewed, but has since fallen out of the top ten.

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What is The Mother about?
The Mother (2023) — While fleeing from dangerous assailants, an assassin comes out of hiding to protect the daughter she left earlier in life.
Is The Mother based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is The Mother scary?
Content rating: R. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.
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